It’s as if the Broncos send shuttle buses to Cleveland. Shoot, even former Browns Round 2 pick Quincy Morgan is on the roster as the No. 1 kick returner.

The Browncos, though, refers to the incredible collection of Cleveland defensive linemen Denver has collected — and in several cases rejected.

A review:

- Brown. Released by Browns in 2005. Played two injury-plagued seasons with Denver. Placed on injured reserve Oct. 11 and was replaced on the roster by former McKinley-Ohio State star Kenny Peterson. Released March 19.

- Warren. Traded from Cleveland to Denver in 2004. Started for two years but fell out of favor and got traded to Oakland on Monday.

- Ebenezer Ekuban. Jumped from Browns to Broncos in 2004. Made 11 sacks in two seasons but was placed on injured reserve Monday with a torn Achilles tendon.

- Michael Myers. Jumped from Browns to Broncos in 2004. Made 31 starts for Broncos and was in on 88 tackles. Jumped to Bengals this year.

- Kenard Lang. Moved from Browns to Broncos in 2006. Made six sacks in ’06. Listed as a third-string left end behind John Engelberger and rookie Tim Crowder.

- Alvin McKinley. Started at end for the 2005 and ’06 Browns. Signed with Denver on March 20 and is listed as the third-string right tackle behind Gordon and rookie Marcus Thomas.

BROWNS AT BRONCOS

Kickoff: 9 p.m., Invesco Field at Mile High.

TV: WKYC Channel 3 with Jim Donovan, Bernie Kosar.

Radio: Browns Radio Network with Mike Snyder, Doug Dieken.

Broncos (1-1): Beat San Francisco, 17-13, lost at Dallas, 31-20.

Browns (1-1): Beat Kansas City, 16-12, lost to Detroit, 23-20.

Broncos offense: Mike Shanahan wants Jay Cutler, coming off an extended trial as a 2006 rookie, to take Denver deep into the ’07 playoffs — kind of what the Browns visualize for Brady Quinn. Cutler and wideout Javon Walker hope to take their connection to the next level. Shanahan wants Travis Henry to become the latest in his long line of 1,000-yard rushers.

Broncos defense: A mixed bag of linemen will put a rush on Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson. Denver’s No. 1 front four is rookie Jarvis Moss at right end, former Brown Amon Gordon at right tackle, oldster Sam Adams at left tackle and John Engelberger at left end. Elite cornerback Champ Bailey should be a good test for Browns WR Braylon Edwards.

Short turnaround: The Browns play Thursday at Chicago, then have 10 days to get ready for Pittsburgh.